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BUS 271 Financial Accounting (3)
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| An introduction to accounting principles and their relationship to basic forms of business entities. Emphasis is on accounting theory, balance sheets and income statements. Ethical issues in accounting practices will be addressed and discussed. |
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BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization (3)
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Prerequisite: none |
| An introductory study of individual and group behavior within business organizations, designed to develop students in multiple areas of leadership effectiveness. Students will be introduced to frameworks and models in order to diagnose problems related to human behavior in organizations. Students will then learn how to exercise leadership to solve such problems. Areas of particular interest include motivation, reward systems, group dynamics, organizational culture, job design, organizational structure and design, conflict management, business ethics and others. |
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BUS 274 Statistics for Business and Economics (3)
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Prerequisite: MAT140 Mathematical Ideas and Practice, or MAT150 Calculus I with Pre-Calculus |
| An introduction to the discipline of statistics, an intellectual method for gaining knowledge from data. Emphasis is on the elements of statistical thinking. The course engages students in an intuitive study of the distribution of random variables, sampling theory, the estimation and testing of hypotheses and regression and correlation. Applications are taken primarily from the realms of business and economics. |
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BUS 276 Business Communications and Presentations (3)
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Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II, and BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization |
| Development of the students' ability to effectively communicate in the workplace through writing and speaking. It is designed as a core curriculum course for business majors and is specifically concerned with organizational efficiency and integrity in writing as well as verbal and nonverbal elements in presentation skills. Both technology and research are integral aspects of the function of this course. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the importance of communicating similar messages in multiple formats for organizations. |
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BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 271 Financial Accounting, and BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization |
| An overview of marketing principles as they relate to business in general which includes demonstrating the role of marketing in the company, exploring the relationship of marketing to other functions and showing how effective marketing creates value for consumers. The course exposes students to basic marketing issues including markets and the marketing environment, consumer markets and buying behavior, marketing research, product life cycle, pricing decisions and advertising, among others. |
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BUS 372 Human Resource Management (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization
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| Students will survey various topics in the field of industrial relations and human resource management arising out of the management of labor. Students will cover the major human issues in the workplace, such as selection, promotion, retention, compensation and rewards, fairness, working conditions, teamwork or conflict, and motivation. The term ‘human resource management’ refers to the use of labor by firms, government, and not-for-profit organizations, for competitive advantage. Therefore, students will examine the environment that governs work within firms from the perspective of a manager or a supervisor. Students will also consider the implications of continued changes in labor markets in terms of laws, regulations, technology, and labor unions. |
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BUS 373 Corporate Finance (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 271 Financial Accounting, and BUS 274 Statistics for Business and Economics
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| A general survey of the fundamental principles of corporate financial management, covering the essential elements of modern corporate finance theory and practice. This course encompasses tools and models for planning the short-term and long-term financial structure and positioning of a firm, including working capital management, asset investments and capital budgeting, corporate capital structure and mergers and acquisitions, among others. |
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BUS 374 Consumer Behavior (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing |
| An advanced course in marketing focusing on the study of human response to products and services and their marketing activities. The course discussion is based on the understanding that consumers are the primary source of revenue for a business and their responses are critical to the success of business. The class topics include the psychological aspect of consumer behavior, the process of consumer judgment and decision making, and related cultural issues. |
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BUS 376 Investment (3)
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Prerequisite: ECO 112 Macroeconomics, and BUS 373 Corporate Finance |
| An introduction to investments and financial markets covering equities, fixed income and derivative securities. Risk and return, market efficiency, security analysis and valuation and approaches to asset allocation and portfolio management are among the topics discussed. Emphasis is placed on the decision-making skills critical to practitioners in the financial marketplace. |
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BUS 378 Business Strategy (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization, and BUS 371Introduction to Marketing , and BUS 373 Corporate Finance |
| An advanced business course that attempts to integrate the student’s previous coursework in management, marketing, and finance. The students will be exposed to a new strategical perspective of business decision through the class discussions on value creation, competitive advantage, the formation of strategy and its implementation as well as survival strategies. The course will focus heavily on the definitions and fundamental concepts of strategical issues in business to ensure the students have a keen understanding of the operating framework of a business in a free market. |
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BUS 381 Managerial Accounting (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 271 Financial Accounting |
| An intermediate accounting course to help studednts to understand financial information and develop their analytical skills from managerial prespectives. This course covers value chain analysis, cost allocation and costing systems, activity-based systems, standard costing and variance analysis, and performance management and evaluation. |
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BUS 382 Quantitative Analysis and Computer Modeling (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 274Statistics for Business and Economics
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| An introduction to quantitative tools for decision making in business. This course offers a solid foundation in both computers and modeling that can be utilized for the students’ professional career. Emphasis in this course is placed on understanding the formulation, analysis, and implementation of decision making tools including budgeting, optimization, sensitivity analysis, decision analysis, and simulation. This course will also help students to build their skill and comfort using the computer to solve real world decision problems, especially using Microsoft Excel. |
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BUS 471 Entrepreneurship and Venture Formation (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization
, and BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing, and BUS 373 Corporate Finance |
| Introduction to the conceptual framework of entrepreneurial management and development of tools and skills for decision making in developing a new venture. The students will be given a change to design a new venture formation and make its business plan by applying various concepts and tools covered in class. |
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BUS 472 International Business (3)
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Prerequisite: ECO 112 Macroeconomics, and ECO 211 Microeconomics, and BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization |
| An examination of the major managerial functions within global enterprises, providing an integrated perspective of the dynamics that characterize the global enterprise. The course will enhance students’ abilities to manage across global boundaries as it addresses the special challenges facing global enterprises. Students will identify examples of responsive management and provide insight in how to participate effectively in global markets. |
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BUS 473 Legal Studies in Business (3)
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| This course will overview basic concepts of law and legal process in the United States and other legal systems, and introduce the distinctive features of the American legal system and the basic principles of American substantive and procedural law. The first part of the course will survey the nature of law, the structure of the legal system, criminal law and procedure, torts, and constitutional law. The second part of the course will be devoted to class discussions on the law of contracts. The third part of this course will cover the basic law of business organization including agency, partnerships, and corporations, with an emphasis on the governance of publicly held corporations. |
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BUS 474 Venture Capital and Funding (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 274 Statistics for Business and Economics, and BUS 373 Corporate Finance |
| This course has been designed as an advanced course in finance with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. It introduces the venture capital industry with an emphasis on the financial and economic tools useful for venture capital investing including leveraged buyout. In this course, students will review the capital budgeting decision of venture capital and evaluate financial issues involved in determining its source of funding. The private equity market will be introduced as a major financing source and various methods in private equity transactions will be examined including their relative strengths and weaknesses |
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BUS 475 Operations Mgt. and Info. Tech. (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 382 Quantitative Analysis & Comp. Modeling |
| This course will expose students to various subjects in the fields of operations management, information systems, and management of technology as tools to be used in gaining strategic and competitive advantage. Overall, the course will introduce students with the evolution of technology and its impact on business and economy. It will examine how industries are transformed by new technologies, and how the organizational strategies and managerial actions shape technological evolution. Since it deals with how best to use technology for advantage, the course will also introduce students to some of the latest technological developments in the finance industry and information systems, technical analysis in operations management, etc. |
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BUS 481 Market Research (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 274 Statistics for Business and Economics, BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization, and BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing |
| Development of the student’s basic skills to conduct a marketing research project and evaluate its outcome. The students will understand the role of marketing research to formulate marketing problems and find their solutions. They will also gain hand-on experience in using various approaches to the assessment of customer needs and their expected response to new product and service offerings. |
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BUS 482 Business Ethics (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization, and BUS 473 Legal Studies in Business |
| An examination of the ethical and stewardship responsibilities of business leaders by integrating the knowledge students have gained in their liberal arts education, particularly the Bible/theology courses they will have taken, with the foundations and normative practices of business. Students will study the ethical and stewardship dimensions of financial statements and company mission statements. Visiting business leaders will address ethical problems in such areas as employment, meeting performance goals and training employees in ethical and social values. |
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BUS 483 Organizational Change (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization
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| A survey of the field of change and innovation and their impact on the private enterprise system. The course also covers change management. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of change issues and innovation types and impacts. Diverse readings range from contemporary sources to Machiavelli. |
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BUS 484 Decision Process and Negotiation (3)
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Prerequisite: BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing |
| This course consists of two parts. The first one introduces major behavioral and economic theories to describe the process of decision making under various circumstances. Multiple studies will be reviewed by combining insights from psychology and economics. The second part is negotiation as the art and tool of creating agreements between two or more parties. Based on the basic concepts and analytical skills needed to produce the optimal decision process, this course will provide a broad array of negotiation skills to implement the selected decision-making effectively. |
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BUS 485 Valuation/Capital Structure (3)
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Prerequisite: ECO 112 Macroeconomics, and BUS 373 Corporate Finance |
| An examination of the ways in which a firm utilizes the capital budgeting and financing decisions to enhance shareholder value. Students will be exposed to basic issues involved in making decisions about a firm’s financing arrangements including cost of capital, debt/equity structure, dividend policy and the interactions between investment and financing decisions. This course includes a study of the basic principles for valuing businesses, their assets, financial instruments and liabilities, along with the financial market contexts in which such valuations occur. The course includes applications of traditional methods of valuation such as replacement cost, discounted cash flow and market comparables, as well as newer valuation tools. |
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BUS 486 Senior Project (3)
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Prerequisite: Senior Standing |
| The Senior Project is the culmination of the student’s academic work at the college and is required for graduation. Students work extensively with faculty members and make an original research contribution in their chosen topic. Students are expected to spend a semester conducting research and writing on a topic of their choice approved by their thesis advisor. |
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ECO 112 Macroeconomics (3)
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Prerequisite: none |
| An introduction to macroeconomics focusing on aggregate economic relationships and measures such as gross domestic product, inflation, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policy, and international trade. Specific economic issues and policy alternatives are discussed and differences among the key schools of economic thought in addressing these issues are highlighted. |
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ECO 211 Microeconomics (3)
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Prerequisite: MAT 140 Mathematical Ideas and Practice, and ECO112 Macroeconomics |
| An introduction to microeconomic theory and analysis, focusing on decision making by individuals, households and firms. Key economic principles of scarcity, cost-benefit analysis, comparative advantage, supply and demand and the role of prices and free markets are introduced. Issues of public policy are frequently discussed to highlight applications of these principles. |
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ECO 311 History of Economic Thought (3)
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Prerequisite: none |
| This course examines the development of economic thought from the Greek philosophers to the present with an emphasis on (neo)Classical, (neo)Marxist, Austrian, Keynesian, Monetarist and Institutionalist theories. Particular emphasis will be placed on the writings of Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Jeremy Bentham, David Ricardo, J.B. Say, Karl Marx, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, John Maynard Keynes, D.C. North, Milton Friedman, and current publications of contemporary Christian economists. |
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ECO 451 Public Choice (3)
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Prerequisite: ECO 112 Macroeconomics, and ECO 211 Microeconomics |
| This course is designed to introduce students to the economic analysis of political science or positive political economy. The class focuses on the role and function of government, and governmental decision-making, with an emphasis on regulation, voting theory and the interaction between public and private interests. |
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ECO 452 Political Economy (3)
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Prerequisite: ECO 112 Macroeconomics |
| This course addresses issues at the intersection of politics and economics, including arguments over classical liberalism vs. socialism, the welfare state, and economic policy. Emphasis is placed on the choices facing states in economic policy and the limitations markets place on workable policies. |
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ECO 477 Stewardship (3)
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Prerequisite: ECO 112 Microeconomics, MAT 352 Statistics or BUS 274 Statistics for Business and Economics |
| An examination of the Biblical concept of stewardship and an introduction to the management of our personal finances. After an analysis of the extensive Scriptural teachings on money and wealth, students are exposed to key topics in financial management including the time value of money, budgeting, debt and borrowing, investing, wealth creation and financial planning. Students will develop the skills necessary to intelligently manage their financial resources consistent with Biblical principles. |
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EDU 251 History of American Education (3)
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This course will provide a historical survey of essential movements, key players, and the underlying philosophical evolution of American education. From the colonial era to today, we will analyze the competing concepts of educational structure and creative innovation, noting the efficacy of various approaches that have been implemented in the American experience of education and schooling.
The analytic framework for this survey is found in nine historical epochs around which our lectures and discussions will revolve.
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EDU 351 History and Philosophy of Education 1 (3)
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| This course will provide an introduction to the classical, medieval, and early modern approaches to education, with a historical survey of the three epochs and a philosophical analysis of the changes and innovations of those periods. |
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EDU 352 History and Philosophy of Education 2 (3)
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Prerequisite: EDU 351 History and Philosophy of Education 1 |
| This course will provide an introduction to the modern period of educational thought, with a philosophical analysis of the changes and innovations of this period, leading up to and including contemporary philosophies of education. |
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EDU 451 Education Policy (3)
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Prerequisite: EDU 251 History of American Education, and EDU 352 History & Philosophy of Education 2 |
| This course will provide an introduction and overview of the process and politics of policy-making in American education. The interplay of local, state, and federal governments produces a dynamic and complex subject that is consistently promoted as one of the pressing issues of contemporary public life. |
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EDU 452 The Teaching Career (3)
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Prerequisite: EDU 251 History of American Education, and EDU 352 History & Philosophy of Education 2 |
| This course will translate education history, philosophy and policy from the theoretical to the practical. The Teaching Career offers the students help in navigating careers in the local and state public school systems. Students will examine not only the social realities confronting today’s schools, but also the struggle for control of schools and the ethical and legal issues of education in the United States. |
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ENG 110 College Writing 1 (3)
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| Students will develop competency in the art of writing, with an emphasis on the personal essay. This course includes: a brief review of grammar and usage, frequent practice in writing compositions and analysis of selected essays as models for writing. |
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ENG 120 College Writing 2 (3)
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Prerequisite: English 110 with a grade of “C” or higher |
| An emphasis on academic writing in order for students to develop competency in the areas of research and analysis. Particular emphasis is placed upon the collection of information through varying sources, the citation of that information and student response to such information in the appropriate academic format. |
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ENG 252 Rhetoric (3)
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Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing 2 |
| This course offers instruction on how to write short persuasive essays such as those suitable for publication as op-ed articles in newspapers or commentary in political magazines. Students are equipped to compete in the marketplace of ideas by honing their skills to write essays that can win a place in the secular media and attract the attention of a mass audience. |
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HIS 111 Western Civilization 1 (3)
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| Students will focus on the development of civilization with considerable attention to the contributions of Greek, Roman, and Medieval European civilizations to the development of the modern world. This course serves as a framework for the integration and understanding of all other liberal arts. |
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HIS 112 Western Civilization 2 (3)
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Prerequisite: HIS 111 Western Civilization I |
| Students will examine the development of civilization with considerable attention to the contributions of the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the Scientific Revolution to the development of the modern world. After becoming familiar with the great events and personalities that have shaped the west, students will identify major philosophical trends that have created the modern world. |
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HIS 211 American Civilization 1 (3)
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Prerequisite: HIS 112 Western Civ 2 |
| This course explores American history from the early settlement of North American until the Civil War. Special emphasis is given to the American colonial period and revolution, American exceptionalism, slavery, and the roots of the civil war. |
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HIS 212 American Civilization 2 (3)
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Prerequisite: HIS 211 American Civilization I |
| Students will explore the political, cultural, and economic development of the United States from reconstruction to the present day. During this period, the United States underwent reconstruction after the civil war, entered the modern industrial age, experimented with imperialism, abandoned isolationism, fought two major wars, became a global power, experienced an extended campaign for civil rights, and entered a period of major cultural change. This course takes students through these dramatic changes and will increase their understanding of American civilization and the American experience. |
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LIT 251 Classical Literature (3)
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| This course surveys the literary heritage of classical Greece and Rome. The course includes but is not limited to works in English translation by Hesiod, Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Lucan, Virgil, Ovid, Tacitus, Seneca, Cicero and Catulus. |
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LIT 252 Shakespeare (3)
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| This course introduces students to the full range of Shakespeare’s writing, including the sonnets, the narrative poems, and the plays. The three objectives are: for students to grasp the sheer inventiveness of Shakespeare’s use of language; for students to grasp the psychological density of Shakespeare’s characters; and for students to grasp the theatricality of Shakespeare’s work. Students will be asked to memorize and recite poems and speeches, and participate in dramatic readings. |
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LIT 351 English and American Poetry (3)
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| This course surveys English and American poetry. The goals are to acquaint students with important poets and poems; to equip students with an understanding of poetic techniques; and to develop students’ capacity to read, interpret, and appreciate poetry. |
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LIT 352 American Literature (3)
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| This course is designed to introduce students to some of the greatest works of American literature: essays, poetry, short stories, and novels, from the late 17th to early 20th centuries. |
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LIT 353 British and European Novels (3)
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| This course is designed to introduce students to some of the greatest European novels in their entirety, from Don Quixote in 1610 to the late 20th century. |
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MAT 140 Mathematical Ideas and Practice (3)
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Prerequisite: Placement via SAT/ACT scores |
| An emphasis on reasoning skills and a survey of mathematics for the liberal arts student. Topics include: review of college algebra and further advance exposure to functional notation (linear, quadratic, logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions ), set theory, number theory (factors, modular arithmetic, bases), systems of equations, matrices and determinants, problem solving techniques and practice (use and manipulation of standard formulae, percentage, word problems), use of mathematics in political and economic situations, and the history and cultural influence of mathematics. |
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MAT 352 Statistics (3)
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Prerequisite: MAT 140 Mathematical Ideas and Practice |
| An introduction to statistics designed for the social sciences. Students are introduced to elementary concepts in statistics and probability, and their application in business and economics examples. Students are also exposed to statistical software and trained in social science methods. |
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MAT MAT 150 Calculus I with Precalculus (3)
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Prerequisite: Placement via SAT/ACT scores |
| This course combines precalculus with the first part of calculus. The precalculus material creates the necessary context for understanding calculus and briefly covers functions, inverse functions, identities, theory of equations, and the binomial theorem. Subsequent material on calculus includes limits, derivatives, rules of differentiation, trigonometric functions and their derivatives, exponential and logarithmic functions, differentials, anti-derivatives, graph sketching, multiple variable differentiation, maximum and minimum problems, and their applications to business and economics problems.
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MED 251 The Enterprise of Mass Communication (3)
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| This course emphasizes the history of the development of communication technologies, processes and channels. It begins with an examination of individual innovators and continues to the present day corporate reshaping of the mass distribution of information and entertainment. It will trace the rise of mass communications in print (Hearst to Murdoch, etc.) and other media, growing more detailed toward the present. In the near-contemporary and contemporary era, it will switch from history per se to an examination of actual media conglomerates, reviewing who they are, how they are organized, how they compete, and where they are going. As a first step in this sequence of the courses, students will gain a firm grasp of historical antecedents and a vividly detailed picture of the current world of mass communication. |
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MED 252 Theories of Mass Communication (3)
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| This course will introduce students to the history and practice of research in mass communication from Erasmus to the Frankfurt School of Marxists, to Marshall McLuhan and Jean Baudrillard. The Internet is once again challenging theories of how and why mass communication works, and this will be addressed too. In all cases, students will be challenged to consider the realm of applicable theory in cultural context. |
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MED 351 Media and Popular Culture (3)
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Prerequisite: MED 251 The Enterprise of Mass Communication, or MED 252 Theories of Mass Communication |
| Popular culture has become almost synonymous with mass communication. The first task of this course will be to disentangle the two. We used to have a rich popular culture outside mass communication, but mass media have almost entirely eclipsed that. Now popular culture tends to be defined by mass media, and mass media have in turn become one of the most important tools for shaping opinion on crucial social and political issues. Mass media has also helped to create the huge pornography industry and to fuel a great deal of mindless consumerism through advertising. This course will thus explore how popular culture has been shaped both for good and ill by inexpensive mass media. The course will also examine the economics of mass communication enterprises. |
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MED 352 Media and Politics (3)
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Prerequisite: MED 251 The Enterprise of Mass Communication, or MED 252 Theories of Mass Communication |
| This course would focus on political campaigns, media bias, media that are explicitly dedicated to advancing partisan views, and political propaganda. The course would also address political campaigns in the sense of how successful politicians in the past used media to advance their projects (i.e., TR Roosevelt, FDR, Mao, Hitler) and how mass media have played a role in issues advocacy by such groups as NOW, Act Up, and the Moral Majority. |
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MED 451 The Emerging Media (3)
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Prerequisite: MED 251 The Enterprise of Mass Communication, and either MED 351 Media and Popular Culture, or MED 352 Media and Politics |
| This course will look first at the emergence of computer-based media, including the internet, but also enterprises such as iTunes, podcasting, Internet advertising. The course will explore the full range of new media and consider their likely social consequences, and political and economic implications. This course is also intended to provide an opportunity to review in more depth the contemporary business of mass communication. Depending on who teaches it, it would probably look in depth at one media industry, e.g. Hollywood films, cable television, network television, newspapers, in relation to emerging media. |
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PHL 110 Logic (3)
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| Students study all of traditional logic, as well as the philosophical principles on which it rests, with emphasis on metaphysical and epistemological realism, and its practical applications, such as Socratic Method, debate, and writing logically organized essays and papers. Students will compare symbolic, or mathematical, logic with traditional logic and evaluate the limitations of each. |
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PHL 211 Plato and Aristotle (3)
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Prerequisite: POL 110 Introduction to Politics |
| This course is an investigation into the most influential classics in the history of philosophy, emphasizing issues, ancient and modern, both political and individual. Students will study Plato's cultural context; and the ties between Plato's political philosophy and his metaphysics, cosmology, epistemology, psychology, ethics, and philosophy of religion. |
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PHL 312 Philosophical Apologetics (3)
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Prerequisite: PHL 110 Introduction to Politics, and REL 212 Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought |
| A critical treatment of the problem of method in apologetics and a philosophical analysis of Christianity as a total worldview in comparison with other worldviews. Particular attention will be given to worldviews students are most likely to encounter in the New York context. |
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PHL 351 Culture and Aesthetics (3)
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Prerequisite: ENG 252 Rhetoric |
| This course examines the forms of persuasion rooted in the human capacity to perceive beauty and ugliness. Students will learn how aesthetics both reflects culture and serves as a powerful means for instigating cultural change. The course makes use of New York’s museums, architecture, music, and other arts to develop students’ aesthetic perception as well as their critical competence. |
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PHL 361 Ethics (3)
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| This course provides an overview of major ethical theories and helps students to form a systematic treatment of ethics and morality. Included will be the nature of values and moral values; considerations of human freedom; the sources and forms of moral goodness, moral evil, and moral obligation; evaluations of major theories; and the specific nature of Christian ethics. |
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PHL 412 Theories of Human Nature (3)
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Prerequisite: REL 212 Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy |
| This course will survey of theories of human nature, including theories based on philosophical investigation and theories based on scientific premises. We will consider four major epochs and the distinctive features of each era’s view of human nature. For each epoch, selections from seminal figures will be read, along with critical-interpretive guides. |
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POL 110 Introduction to Politics (3)
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Prerequisite: None |
| This course raises fundamental questions about the nature of politics in all countries and in every age. For example, what is the best form of government or even the best way of life, the purpose of government, the range of political activity, the sources of disorder, the responsibilities of citizens, the obligations of Christians, and the place of religion, morality and philosophical reflection in political life? We will take the greatest statesmen, poets, historians, theologians and political theorists as our guides in this enterprise. This course addresses fundamental questions about the nature of politics, questions about liberty and tyranny, the individual and the community, religion and politics, and does so through a selection of great political literature, speeches and documents. It lays the foundation for all subsequent study of politics in the curriculum |
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POL 212 Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy (3)
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Prerequisite: PHL 211 Plato and Aristotle, and HIS 112 Western Civilization II |
| Students are introduced to the idea of liberal democracy and to the philosophical concepts of the enlightenment on which democracy is based. The class will discuss and debate concepts such as the social contract, the inalienable or universal rights of man, and tolerance. |
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POL 213 American Political Thought and Practice (3)
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Prerequisite: POL 110 Introduction to Politics |
| America is unique as a nation insofar as it is based not on an ethnic lineage nor on a tradition but on a set of fundamental religious and philosophical principles. These principles are expressed in our founding documents, and they inform our laws, our political discourse, our foreign policy, and even our relations with one another. One cannot understand today’s political disputes without first understanding these principles. This course is an introductory investigation into the fundamental principles of American politics and their relationship to our national political institutions and the most challenging issues that face us as a political community. We will study a variety of political literature including public documents, works of political theory, speeches and Supreme Court decisions. This course is an introductory investigation into the fundamental principles of American politics and their relationship to our national political institutions and the most challenging issues that face us as a political community. We will study a variety of political literature including public documents, works of political theory, speeches and Supreme Court decisions. |
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POL 351 Constitutional Law (3)
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Prerequisite: POL 213 American Political Thought and Practice, and HIS 212 American Civilization II |
| This course is a review of the nature of the Constitution as “first principles” or “a living document.” Students will analyze important Supreme Court decisions since the founding with a focus on their political and moral impact upon American society. Also included are the changing conceptions of the role of the Constitution and the Supreme Court in American society. |
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POL 352 Public Policy (3)
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Prerequisite: ENG 252 Rhetoric, POL 212 Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy |
| An advanced course in American politics and public policy. Students are exposed to the major institutions and dynamics of American politics and government and later apply this knowledge to the arena of public policy making. Students are challenged with a variety of approaches from formal modeling to journalistic accounts in understanding how the American government works. Student papers will apply these lessons in the key area of public policy making. |
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POL 451 Civil Rights (3)
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Prerequisite: POL 212 Enlightement and Liberal Democracy, POL 351 Constitutional Law |
| Respect for civil rights is a cornerstone of democracy and key part of the American constitution. This course will discuss the history and evolution of civil rights in the United States, its basis in constitutional law and the philosophical concepts on which it is based. |
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POL 452 Statesmanship (3)
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Prerequisite: POL 212 Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy
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| This course introduces students to fundamental problems of politics and to the concept of statesmanship. Students will debate questions such as what is politics, who should rule, and how does society balance the interests of the majority against the concerns of various minorities. These questions will be investigated by focusing on various plays by Shakespeare and the writings of figures such as Abraham Lincoln and John Adams. |
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POL 454 American Foreign Policy (3)
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Prerequisite: HIS 212 American Civilization II, and POL 213 American Political Thought and Practice |
| An introduction to American foreign policy, its historical context, and present day debates. Students will use a case study approach to look at past and present foreign policy challenges facing the United States . Students are introduced to theories of American exceptionalism, isolationism, as well as traditional international relations theories to help explain American foreign policy choices. |
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PPE 451 Senior Thesis (3)
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Prerequisite: Senior standing |
| The Senior Thesis is the culmination of the student’s academic work at the college and is required for graduation. Students work extensively with faculty members and make an original research contribution in their chosen topic. Students are expected to spend a semester conducting research and writing on a topic of their choice approved by their thesis advisor. |
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REL 111 Introduction to New Testament Literature (3)
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| An introduction to the distinctive genres of New Testament literature, coupled with hermeneutical principles and methodology for each. Emphasis is given to the development of motivation and aptitude for study and interpretation of the New Testament, as well as application to life. Course assignments will center on acquisition of practical skills useful for independent study of the New Testament. |
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REL 112 Introduction to Old Testament Literature (3)
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Prerequisite: REL 111 Introduction to New Testament Literature |
| An introduction to the distinctive genres of Old Testament literature, coupled with hermeneutical principles and methodology for each. Emphasis is given to the development of motivation and aptitude for study and interpretation of the Old Testament, as well as application to life. Course assignments will center on acquisition of practical skills useful for independent study of the Old Testament. |
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REL 212 Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought (3)
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Prerequisite: REL 112 Introduction to Old Testament Literature |
| An introduction to theology for liberal arts students which addresses the philosophical and historical basis of Christian biblical theology. Particular attention is given to the doctrine of humanity and salvation. |
